Turning to Education for Fun – Call it the academization of leisure.

"When people have choices on how to spend their money, they’re valuing experiences more than material things."

What is most notable about the current edutainment boom is how often it uses formats and techniques from education and academia to invade domains that were once primarily recreational — or at least nonacademic.

By Greg Beato

Full Story: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/20/education/turning-to-education-for-fun.html?_r=0